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<div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>A novice at Farmer&#039;s Market... Please, help!</h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-submitted-by field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Submitted by <span class="username">Wheat&#039;n&#039;Rye</span> on June 19, 2011 - 2:51pm.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p><p>Dear friends,</p><p>I am a new member on the forum. I have read so much interesting stuff on this incredible website! Thank you everyone who shares their knowledge with new kids on the block just like myself!</p><p>I have been baking for a long time. I really want to start selling my goodies at local farmer's markets as a side source of income to raise my kids (a new school year starts soon, and it is always lots of money to spend!). I have contacted a couple of farmer's markets and got their guidelines. I am in Alabama which is a "cottage law" state. My questions would probably seem odd to many experienced bakers/sellers, but still... What do I need to begin with even before I come to the farmer's market and pay for selling my stuff?</p><p>I am not sure I am able to buy a tent and table right now, and I also cannot afford paying membership fee for the whole summer season. I plan to rent a canopy tent and table from the market and pay for a vending spot on a daily basis. That's to get my feet wet, so to say. If my goodies sell, I will buy a tent and everything else I might need...</p><p>Here's my check list. Please, if you have some comments about it, let me know.</p><p>My recipes for breads. Ingredients (bought at Sam's club mostly). Plastic containers to store ingredients and dough. Electronic scales. Plastic wrap and ties. Labels.</p><p>I am going to post news about my sales on Facebook to let people know where I'm going to sell my stuff and when. </p><p>Do I need any license to sell my goodies if I am going to do it not in a commercial kitchen but my own one? How do vendors calculate their taxes? I heard one could claim their business as "hobby" and avoid paying taxes for a while (until the amount of profits exceeds some numbers)... I am not sure about that. I want to do everything legally correct, but I also want to save where it is possible.</p><p>I guess what I am trying to say is I am fairly new to this kind of venture. I realize I can make mistakes because I don't know yet how things work in this business. That is why I want to learn some tricks from experienced people that I overlook otherwise. I would really appreciate if someone told me what I should/shouldn't do while just beginning...</p><p>Thank you everyone for reading my post! </p><p> </p><p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="service-links"><a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A//www.thefreshloaf.com/node/23981/novice-farmer039s-market-please-help&amp;title=A%20novice%20at%20Farmer%26%23039%3Bs%20Market...%20Please%2C%20help%21" title="Bookmark this post on del.icio.us." class="service-links-delicious" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.thefreshloaf.com/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/delicious.png" alt="del.icio.us" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A//www.thefreshloaf.com/node/23981/novice-farmer039s-market-please-help&amp;text=A%20novice%20at%20Farmer%26%23039%3Bs%20Market...%20Please%2C%20help%21" title="Share this on Twitter" class="service-links-twitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.thefreshloaf.com/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/twitter.png" alt="Twitter" /></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A//www.thefreshloaf.com/node/23981/novice-farmer039s-market-please-help&amp;t=A%20novice%20at%20Farmer%26%23039%3Bs%20Market...%20Please%2C%20help%21" title="Share on Facebook." class="service-links-facebook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.thefreshloaf.com/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/facebook.png" alt="Facebook" /></a> <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A//www.thefreshloaf.com/node/23981/novice-farmer039s-market-please-help&amp;title=A%20novice%20at%20Farmer%26%23039%3Bs%20Market...%20Please%2C%20help%21" title="Thumb this up at StumbleUpon" class="service-links-stumbleupon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.thefreshloaf.com/sites/all/modules/contrib/service_links/images/stumbleit.png" alt="StumbleUpon" /></a></div>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:51:43 +0000Wheat'n'Rye23981 at http://www.thefreshloaf.comhttp://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/23981/novice-farmer039s-market-please-help#comments